conferences & events
Click the PDF icon to download handouts for my workshop.
Kelly Curtis & Matt Cross
Close Reading and Text Dependent Analysis for Writers
​
Convocation Center
South
Film Room (in red)
-
Morning Workshop (11:00-12:10 PM)
KELLY CURTIS
Kelly Curtis is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, with a B.A. in English Literature. Ms. Curtis has completed post-graduate coursework in both English and Education at the University of South Carolina and Bucknell University. Ms. Curtis also attended California University of Pennsylvania, where she completed coursework for her teaching certification as a secondary English teacher. Ms. Curtis has been teaching 7th and 8th grade ELA for the past 11 years at West Greene Middle School.
Close Reading and Text Dependent Analysis for Writers
​
Workshop Description:
​
Text Dependent Analysis is student writing focused on close analysis of a text. Elementary and middle school students are expected to complete this type of writing on PSSA tests, while high school students are expected to do the same on Keystone tests. This workshop will focus on how to lead students in analyzing a text closely and using the RACES writing process to create a well organized written response. Examples of student work will be provided during the workshop, for analysis and discussion.
​
Target Group:
​
This workshop is useful for anyone who is interested in focusing on building necessary skills for students to complete text dependent analysis written responses on either PSSA or Keystone tests. Not only does this type or writing appear on tests, but students of any age will find it useful in the classroom whenever they are asked to analyze a text.
​
MATT CROSS
Matthew Cross is an English Language Arts teacher at West Greene Middle School. He has a degree in English Education 6-12. He is currently working on his Master's thesis paper at SNHU and will finish with a degree in English Creative Writing with an emphasis in Fiction Literature. He taught for a year in Sumter, South Carolina working with a highly diverse group of students before returning back home to Pennsylvania to continue teaching English.
